Posted by Fawteen on December 09, 2007 at 14:13:43 from (75.104.128.57):
In Reply to: New to Antique tractors posted by Chuck McNelley on December 09, 2007 at 14:01:40:
Antiques are fun, simple to work on and parts are readily available for most popular brands/models.
But.
It's really hard to beat a modern compact diesel for economical, dependable, versatile power. Local dealer support is more important than brand, pick one that you can get parts and service for.
You want:
3 point hitch (the range of implements available is staggering)
Power steering
Loader (you won't believe how useful a loader is)
4WD or MFWD
You need to think about whether you want gear drive or hydrostatic. Personally, I prefer gear drive as it's simpler, cheaper, more rugged and it puts more of your rated engine power on the ground. Advantages of hydro are essentially infinite variations in ground speed, and they're the cat's caboose for loader work.
You DO NOT want
Gray market machines (parts availabilty is poor)
ANYTHING Chinese (NorTrac, Jinma, and many others)
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